Dexter High School (Michigan)

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Dexter High School (Michigan) - Wikipedia

Coordinates: 42°19′17″N 83°53′43″W / 42.3213°N 83.8954°W

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Dexter High School

Address

2200 North Parker Road Dexter , Michigan United States
Coordinates	42°19′17″N 83°53′43″W / 42.3213°N 83.8954°W / 42.3213; -83.8954
Information
Type	Public
Established	February 2002 (2002-02)
School district	Dexter Community Schools
Superintendent	Chris Timmis
Principal	Melanie Nowak
Teaching staff	68.86 (FTE)^[1]
Grades	9-12
Enrollment	1,116 (2022–2023)^[1]
Student to teacher ratio	16.21^[1]
Color(s)	Maroon and gold ^[2]
Athletics	Southeastern Conference
Nickname	Dreadnaughts^[3]
Website	dhs.dexterschools.org
^[4]

Dexter High School (DHS) is a public high school located in Dexter, Michigan, serving grades 9-12. Melanie Nowak is the school's current principal. Dexter High School is one of only two schools in the United States with a dreadnaught as a mascot, the other being Lakeland Senior High School in Florida.^[5]

History

Dexter High School was originally located in the building which is now Creekside Intermediate School. When the population of students became too large for this building, the new Dexter High School was built in 2002 in its current location.^[6]

Academics

Student assessments
2021–22 school year^[7] Change vs. prior year^[7]
M-STEP 11th grade proficiency rates (Science / Social Studies)
Advanced %	48.2 / 22.7
Proficient %	29.0 / 45.5
PR. Proficient %	11.4 / 0.0
Not Proficient %	11.4 / ≤5
Average test scores
SAT Total	1110.3 ( −21.6)

Dexter High School offers ten different AP courses (nine with two alternating each year) and 19 IB courses. Dexter High School also houses more than 30 clubs for students to participate in.^[8] DHS also has musical departments including Band, Orchestra, and most recently, choir.

The Dexter High School National Ocean Science Bowl team took 2nd place nationally in 2015.^[9]

Dexter High School had a 4-year high school graduation rate of 99% as of 2020.^[10]

Extracurricular activities

Athletics

The Dexter Dreadnaughts compete in the SEC. The school colors are maroon, white, and gold. Dexter offers the following MHSAA sanctioned varsity sports:^[11]

Baseball (boys)
Basketball (girls & boys)
Competitive cheer (girls)
Cross country (girls & boys)
Field Hockey (girls)
Football (boys)
Golf (girls & boys)
Ice hockey (boys)
Lacrosse (girls & boys)
Soccer (girls & boys)
Softball (girls)
Swim and dive (girls & boys)
Tennis (girls & boys)
Track and field (girls & boys)
Volleyball (girls)
Wrestling (boys)

Clubs

Dexter Drama Club

Notable alumni

Abigail Tamer (2021), field hockey player who represented the United States at the 2024 Summer Olympics^[12]

Cole Cabana (2023), running back for the Michigan Wolverines^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Dexter High School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved September 28, 2024.
^ "MHSAA > Schools".
^ "Dexter High School". Michigan High School Athletic Association. Retrieved 2024-03-31.
^ "Search for Public Schools - School Detail for Dexter High School". ed.gov. Retrieved 11 October 2017.
^ "Lakeland High School". Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^ "Dexter High School". Educatius. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
^ ^a ^b "MI School Data Annual Education Report". MI School Data. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
^ "Sign in - Google Accounts". google.com. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^ 2015 NOSB Finals | NOSB
^ "Dexter High School Profile". Great!Schools.org. Great Schools. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
^ "MHSAA > Schools". mhsaa.com. Retrieved 5 November 2015.
^ "Abigail Tamer - Team USA Profile". Team USA.
^ "Cole Cabana - Football". University of Michigan Athletics.

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